Farrow-house.



l. H. DONALDSON.

FARROW HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31. 1914.

1,151,671. Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

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J attorneys J. H. DONALDSON.

FARROW HOUSE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 31. 1914.

1,151,611., Patented. Aug. 31, 1915.

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JAMES H. DONALIJSON, OF NEW WASHINGTON, OHIO.

FARROW-I-IOUSE.

Application filed March 31, 1914.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that 1, JAMES H. DONALDSON, citizen of the United States, residing at New Washington, in the county of Crawford and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Farrowl-Iouses, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to new and useful improvements in farrowing houses, and as its principal object aims to provide a structure of this type which is constructed in four detachable sections, which may be readily assembled for use, or may be as quickly disassembled for storage or shipment.

A further object is to construct the sections, constituting the farrow house, with such regard to proportion and arrangement of part-s that the house may be cheaply manufactured, and will be durable and efficient in service.

A still further object is to provide a novel form of joint between the side walls and end walls of the house so that they may not only be quickly assembled or disassembled, but

will be properly and securely locked against accidental disengagement when the house is in use.

The above and additional objects are ac complished by such means as are illustrated in the accompanying drawings, described in the following specification, and then more particularly pointed out in the claims, which are appended hereto and form a part of this application.

With reference to the drawings, wherein there has been illustrated the preferred embodiment of this invention as it is reduced to practice, and throughout the several views of which similar reference numerals desig nate corresponding parts, Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the four walls of the house in disassembled relation, but indicating the manner in which they are designed to be assembled to form a unitary structure; Fig. 2 is a view of the front end wall looked at from the inside of the house. Fig. 3 is a transverse vertical section taken through one end wall of the house and illustrating particularly the manner in which the joint of the side and end walls are interfitted; and Fig. 1 is a detail composite perspective view of the joint between one side wall and an end wall.

In the embodiment of my invention shown in the accompanying drawing, the house consists essentially in four separate walls,

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 31, 1915.

Serial No. 828,555.

designated by the numerals 10, 11, 12 and 13. The members 10 and 11 constitute the side walls, while the members 12 and 13 form the end walls of the house. The side walls 10 and 11 are greatly similar in construction, as are the end walls 12 and 13.

The side wall 10 is in the preferred embodiment of the invention a substantially rectangular wooden plank or board, al though, if so desired, some other material may be employed. On the inner face of the side wall 10, and at the ends thereof, are nailed or otherwise secured wooden strips 11 and 15 which are arranged with their outer edges flush with the edges of the member 10.

At the lower edge of the member 10 is nailed or otherwise secured in any desired manner a joint strip 16, the terminals of which are cut in the manner to be hereinafter fully disclosed to form joint lugs 17 and 18, as in Fig. 1. These lugs 17 and 18 are designed to engage joint strips which are carried by the inner faces of the end walls 12 and 13, as will be hereinafter explained.

Adjacent the upper edge of the side wall 10 is secured an eave strip 19. The upper edge of this strip 19 is beveled, as indicated at 20, and is arranged in parallel spaced relation to the upper edge 21 of the side wall 10. It is now to be noted that the upper terminals of the strips 11 and 15 are in longitudinal alinement with the beveled edge 20 of the eave strip 19, and are diagonally cut to correspond to the angle thereof. The terminals of the eave strip 19 are spaced from the inner edges of the members 14 and 15, as shown in Fig. 1 particularly, the purpose in spacing the terminals of this member 19 from the members 14 and 15 being to permit the insertion of the edges of the end walls 12 and 13 therebetween.

The side wall 11 is, as stated, substantially similar to the member 10, being equipped with the end strips 22 and 23, as in Figs. 1 and 3, the eave strip 24:, and joint strip 25. The eave strip 24 of the side wall 11 is disposed so that its upper edge lies. flush with the upper edge of the side wall 11, and is beveled correspondingly therewith, as shown particularly in F ig. 3. It will thus be noted that when the two side walls 10 and 11 are assembled, the eave strip 19 of the side wall 10 engages the eave strip 24, and serves to properly support the side wall 11.

It will also be noted that the upper edge of the side wall 10 forms a continuation of the outer face of the side wall 11, and that it is thus possible to apply a cross sectional V-shaped sheet metal sealing member 26 to the ridge of my farrow house for preventing the leakage of water, snow and the like between the meeting edges of the side walls at the upper terminal thereof.

The end wall 12 consists in a substantially triangular board, at the apex portion of which is a preferably triangular opening, wherein a pivoted ventilating window 27 is mounted. The member 27 of the end wall 12 is substantially identical with the window 28 of the end wall 13, which is shown particularly in Fig. 1. Upon reference to this figure, it will be seen that the window 28 consists in a substantially triangular plate of glass which is carried in a triangular frame 29. To the frame 29 is secured, by means of staples 30, a pivot rod 31. The pivot rod 31 is j ournaled in staples or equivalent devices 32 carried by the member 13, and it will, therefore, be obvious that the window may be readily swung to open or closed position.

On the inner face of each of the end walls 12 and 13 and at the base edges thereof, are secured the joint strips 33 and 34. The terminals of these joint strips 33 and 34 are each notched, as indicated at 35 in Fig. 1, to

receive the lower terminals of the strips 36 which are secured to the side edges of each end wall. It is to be noted, however, that the members 33 and 34 are approximately twice the thickness of the members 36, and that the notches 35, therefore, may also receive the joint members 17 and 18 of the joint strips 16 and 25, which, as hereinbefore explained, are secured to the lower edges of the side walls 10 and 11. It is also to be explained that the combined thickness of each of the members 36 and the end wall to which it is secured is approximately equal to the space comprehended between the terminals of the members 16 and 19 and the strips 14 and 15 and the terminals of the strips 22 and 23 and members 24 and 25, so that the side edges of each end wall may engage against the inner faces of the side walls, and will be snugly received between the end strips and eave and joint strips thereof.

Referring now more particularly to Fig. 4, it will be seen that the notches 35 are each substantially V-shaped, and that the two faces or walls 37 and 38 of each notch extend at an approximate angle of forty-five degrees to the horizontal edges of the joint strips 33 and 34. It is also to be noted that the terminals of the joint strips 33 and 34 are beveled, as at 39, so that they form a continuation of the outer edges of the strips 36 and side edges 40 of the end walls. The lower terminals of the strips 36 are, as

shown in Fig. 4 particularly, beveled or cut diagonally and are seated in the notches 35 and at the inner terminals thereof. The notches 35 are, as heretofore explained, de signed to receive the joint lugs 17 and 18 of the joint strips, and for this reason these joint lugs are undercut so that their lower faces, as indicated at 41 in Fig. 3, extend in an approximate angle of forty-five degrees to their outer faces 42.

It will thus be seen upon reference to Fig. 3 that the end walls and side walls are held in assembled relation by the insertion of the joint lugs 17 and 18 of the respective joint strips 16 and 25 in the notches 35 of the end wall joint strips 33 and 34. When these joint lugs are inserted in the notches 35, their outer faces 42 bear against the walls 38 of the notches, and their undercut faces 9 A 41 bear against the walls 37 of the notches. It is now to be noted that the terminal of each of the joint lugs engages against the inner face 43 of the adjacent strip 36, thus holding the end wall against shifting with 9' respect to the side walls. As has been hereinbefore explained, the upper edges of the side walls are properly supported in assembled relation by engagement of the eave strip 24 with the cave strip 19, and the engagement of the upper edge portion of the Ibnember 10 with the upper edge of the mem- Now, inasmuch as the insertion of the joint lugs in the notches in the end wall joint strips holds the base portions of the side walls and end walls against relative movement to each other, it is obvious that in order to hold the four walls of the house in assembled relation it is only necessary to provide some means for holding the upper terminals of the side walls 10 and 11 against outward swinging movement. For this purpose 1 preferably employ the latch hooks, in-

dicated at 44 in Fig. 1. These hooks are engageable with the keeper eyelets 45 carried by the end walls 12 and 13 and project from the outer face thereof.

From the foregoing description, it will be readily observed that the end walls and side walls may be readily assembled to form a relatively strong farrowing house, and that the walls may be as readily disassembled when it is desired to store or ship them.

In the end wall 13 is cut an entrance which if is normally closed by a flexible door '46. This door 46 consists in a number of transversely arranged strips 47 which are formed of sheet metal or of wooden slats which are secured to a pair of chains 48. The chains 48 are freely secured at their upper terminals to the inner face of the end wall 13 immediately above the entrance. The door 46 is flexible and may be pushed in or out by the swine to permit their entrance into or exit from the farrowmg house.

In reduction to practice, it has been found that the form of this invention illustrated in the drawings, and referred to in the above description as the preferred embodiment, is the most eflicient and practical; yet realizing that the conditions concurrent with the adoption of this device will necessarily vary, it is desirable to emphasize the fact that various minor changes in details of construction, proportion and arrangement of parts may be resorted to, when required, without sacrificing any of the advantages of this invention, as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is 1. A farrowing house including detachable side and end walls terminally notched joint strips secured to the inner faces of the end walls and at the base edges thereof, joint strips secured to the base edges of the inner faces of the side walls, and joint lugs formed on the terminals of each of the side wall joint strips, said joint lugs being engageable in the notches of the end wall joint strips, and joint strips carried by the side walls adjacent opposite extremities thereof and engageable against the outer faces of the end walls.

2. A farrowing house including a pair of substantially rectangular side walls, a pair of substantially triangular end walls, co-acting joint strips carried by the side and end walls for holding the base edges of the walls in. assembled relation, fastening means for holding the side walls in engagement with the end walls, and a pair of eave strips secured to the inner faces of the side walls, the eave strip of the first side wall being engageable with the upper edge of the eave strip of the second side wall, and a channelshaped metallic closure strip embracing the engaging edge portions of the side walls.

3. A farrowing house including apair of substantially rectangular side walls, a pair of substantially triangular end walls, co-acting joint strips carried by the side and end walls for holding the base portions of the walls in assembled relation, and co-acting strips carried by the edges of the end and side walls for holding the end walls against longitudinal movement with respect to the side walls, and eave strips carried by each of said side walls, the eave strip of the first side wall being engageable with the upper edge of the eave strip of the second side wall, and a channel-shaped metallic sealing member embracing the upper terminal of the side walls.

l. A farrowing house formed from four separate walls including a pair of end walls and a pair of side walls, coacting oint strips for holding the base edges of the walls in assembled relation to each other, and joining strips carried by each side wall upon the inner faces thereof, and engaging against the outer faces of the end walls.

5. A farrowing house including detachable side and end walls, coacting joint strips carried by the base edges of the side and end walls for holding the said walls in assembled relation to each other, joining strips carried by the end edges of the side walls and engaging against the outer faces of the end walls, and eave strips carried by the upper edges of the side walls, said eave strips engaging against the inner faces of the end walls and coacting with the joining strips for holding said end walls against longitudinal movement with respect to the side walls.

6. A farrowing house including a pair of substantially rectangular side walls, a pair of substantially triangular end walls, coacting joint strips carried by the side and end walls for holding the base portions of the walls in assembled relation, and coacting joining strips carried by the edges of the end and side walls for holding the end walls against longitudinal movement with respect to the side walls, the joining strips carried by the end walls being adapted to abut the ends of said first mentioned strips carried by the side walls.

7. A farrowing house including detachable side and end walls, terminally notched joint strips secured to the inner faces of the end walls and at the base edges thereof, joint strips secured to the base edges of the inner faces of the side walls and provided with joint lugs engageable in said notches, joining strips carried by the end walls adjacent the side edges thereof, the inner terminals of said joining strips seating in said notches and being adapted to abut said lugs, and joining strips carried by the side walls adjacent the end edges thereof and engage able against the outer faces of the end walls.

8. A farrowing house including detachable side and end walls, terminally notched joint strips secured to the end walls, beveled joint lugs carried by the side walls and engageable in said notches, and coacting joint strips carried by the end and side walls, the joint strips carried by the end walls being adapted to abut said lugs and the joint strips carried by the side walls being adapted to engage the outer faces of the end walls for holding said end walls against longitudinal movement with respect to the side walls.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JAMES H. DONALDSON.

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